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I don't buy myself much new computer stuff but I'm very pleased with this so far.

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It is quiet and cool too, although I haven't particularly pushed it yet. I really cheaped out on the ram and SSD; work always buys me ludicrously overpowered kit that I barely stretch.

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I am very taken with the 3:2 display and the general build. It's a nice bit of kit. Not entirely sold on the port concept but it's still very new to me.

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I splurged on a Framework 13 AMD as a belated b'day present for myself as I really wanted a small laptop again after the various pandemic 16's I've been living with. I do not like traveling with them. Very impressed so far.

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On This Day In History

Today in 1932, 92 years ago: Bremen crosses the Atlantic Ocean in 4 days and 17 hours, achieving the "blue ribbon".

#OnThisDay

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My son got my old phone for emergencies when he does after school activities. He is off today and is helpfully sending me emails 're - BOFA'

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Convinced the boss to let us dump Atlassian because their product really is a gigantic pile of shite.

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@checkervest In regards to yesterday's chat..

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Steve Carter

Shieldaig village yesterday afternoon.

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It beats listening to my HVAC unit humming, or my colleague tapping her foot.

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The bigger problem is if I start to tune into it, I start mentally exploring and inhabiting the world, and not doing any work.

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These things don't usually work for me but I have had this on for about an hour.
youtu.be/FULCBFlX3Eo

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calcifer :nes_fire:

Today's dumbest take: "XML is for data exchange, JSON is for serialization in APIs, and YAML is for configuration"

No; those are all serialization formats with different trade-offs. XML has a formal spec and allows you to have a very detailed schema definition and transform data via a stylesheet transform; this is extremely powerful.

JSON was created to make it faster for JavaScript to pass serialized objects around; it's "programmer friendly" in that it's familiar to anyone who has built a JavaScript object. It's popular for "API with ReSTful verbs" type projects, but it's not required or particularly well-suited -- it's main advantage is that it's fast to parse in JavaScript. It has only rudimentary schema definition.

YAML exists to try to make a simplified hierarchical data structure that's more human-friendly than other markup/serialization formats (which is why it's enticing for config files, even though that's actually a terrible use for it).

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Merry Jerry 🎄🎅🕎⛄️❄️

I do think it is an important time of year to remind people that Tornados are attracked to plastic pink flamingos.

Just say no to them

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"Our solution is to fire more people"
reuters.com/business/aerospace

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Why is my gig economy slave asking questions
reddit.com/r/instacart/comment

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Ferrari's teaser for the SF24 launch. They really know how to do it.
youtu.be/eUHDENy1jH4

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Merry Jerry 🎄🎅🕎⛄️❄️

Now that Fusion 360 costs more than the GDP of many countries, what are the cool kids using to design their models for 3d printing?

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Today I learned

TIL that Frankfurt has a neighborhood w a Mediterranean microclimate, due to sunlight reflected off the river and wind-resistance, where even palms and bananas grow called The Nizza

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizza,_F
#til #todayilearned
reddit.com/r/todayilearned/com

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Eloy Casagrande breaks down the percussion behind the 1996 banger 'Roots Bloody Roots' 🇧🇷
youtu.be/MuLl1sxYV2k

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